Peskov assessed the consequences of the EU setting a price ceiling for Russian gas

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, 16 Oct — PRIME. If a price ceiling is set for Russian gas, this will be another price that citizens of the countries that have joined this decision will pay, said Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation.

“Now many countries are already facing the consequences of their rash decisions. And joining the camp of supporters of this price ceiling, of course, this will be another price that the citizens of these countries will have to pay,” Peskov said in an interview with journalist Pavel Zarubin in the Moscow program Kremlin. Putin” on TV channel “Russia 1”.

Earlier, the European Union introduced the eighth package of anti-Russian sanctions, which includes a legislative basis for determining the price ceiling for sea transportation of Russian oil to third countries. It is planned that the price limit will be introduced on December 5 for oil and on February 5, 2023 for oil products. The EU is also discussing the possibility of introducing a ceiling on gas prices.